New comics are due to hit the shelves on Wednesday so here’s a look ahead at some of the books we’ll be picking up this week.

Andy H: A bit out of the blue, for me anyway, as Koshchei The Deathless #2 is my pick of the week. I don't normally do Hellboy but something drew me to issue #1 and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Koshchie was originally sent to kill Hellboy by the witch Baba Yaga but things turned out differently. Now in a pub in Hell, Koshchie relates his life story to Hellboy. Ben Stenbeck's art has a Mignola-esque quality to it and the story itself, by Mike Mignola, is engrossing. New kid on the block this week is VS #1 from Image. Hands up straight away, it's the art that caught my attention first as it's by Esad Ribic. Basically, it's gorgeous. Ribic teams up with writer Ivan Brandon to explore a world where war is now a spectator sport. New, but with a returning character in the lead role, is X-Men Red #1. So, Jean Grey is back (read Phoenix Resurrection) and she gets to have her own X-team. Do we need another team? Well, the arguments will continue to rage on, but I have missed Jean so I'll certainly be hanging on for the first arc at least. For something a little bit different there's Legenderry: Red Sonja #1. This isn't your regular Sonja, this is a steampunk version and probably worth picking up for the beautiful cover by Joe Benitez. Batman: White Knight #5 will continue to captivate me with the art of Sean Murphy and Giant Days #35 will captivate me just because it is so awesome.
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